{"id":74959,"date":"2015-04-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhgshop.it\/shyrdak-a-colorful-felt-rug\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:40:02","slug":"shyrdak-a-colorful-felt-rug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/en\/shyrdak-a-colorful-felt-rug\/","title":{"rendered":"Shyrdak, a colorful felt rug"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Felt never ceases to amaze me<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">. There are so many uses for it, and you can find different ones at any latitude. That is obvious if you think about it, since felt art dates as back as the third millennium b.C. While researching textile art, <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">I found out about Shyrdak<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">, a very <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">colorful felt rug<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> from Central Asia, and precisely from Kyrgyzstan. The energy emanating from these joyful pieces of textile art can be perceived from a distance, even just by seeing them in pictures. One can only imagine what it would be like to see them live. I am in love with them!<\/span><\/p><p><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">This artifact, up until a few decades ago, was exclusively used in homes. Indeed, it was essential for the life of Asian nomads: the walls of the Yurtas, the typical tents used especially in Mongolia and Uzbekistan, were in fact entirely made of layered Shyrdaks, and the floor was also<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> covered with these felt rugs<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">. A colorful woolen home, keeping entire families nice and warm even in the coldest winters, a great example of a zero-impact, ecologically perfect home. Nowadays, even Yurtas have changed, and, because of globalization, they include fewer of these wonderful hand made rugs and more modern furniture.<\/span><\/p><br><br><h2 align=\"center\">Felt Shyrdak is Safe<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Some cooperatives in Kyrgyzstan, however, <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">keep the Shyrdak tradition alive<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">, by making felt rugs the old-fashioned way. For each piece, the wool from 4 to 5 sheep is used. <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/item-fibers-carded-batts-maori-wool_0_0_1_2_14.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The wool is<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> accurately cleaned and dyed with natural dyes, then soaked in soap and water and hand-woven into a uniform and resistant fabric. Women take care of all the process. Luckily, Shyrdaks are very much appreciated and therefore exported throughout the world.<\/span><\/p><br><br><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">But one of the things that I found most interesting was <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">the hidden symbols in these rugs<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">. The colors are accurately chosen and carry messages that are many centuries old. For example, a stark contrast of red and blue indicates a lake and a mountain range in Kyrgyzstan. And the different patterns conceal symbols such as a mother protecting her child, soldiers defending the village, the bond with Nature, a water eddy meaning renewal, leaves paying tribute to summer pastures, pomegranates wishing fertility, and many more.<\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Shyrdak.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><br><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">If, like me, you now have an <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">uncontrollable urge to buy a Shyrdak<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">, I suggest you visit the website <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Altyn Kol<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">, which promotes a small yet very important all-female cooperative, working to keep the Shyrdak tradition alive and, at the same time, to create jobs for the rural communities in Kyrgyzstan.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">If you liked this article maybe you would also enjoy <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dhgshop.performize.io\/blog\/article-an-interview-with-catherine-oleary_239.php\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">An interview with Catherine O\u2019Leary<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p><br><br><br><br>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Felt never ceases to amaze me. There are so many uses for it, and you can find different ones at any latitude. That is obvious if you think about it, since felt art dates as back as the third millennium b.C. While researching textile art, I found out&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":28295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8919,8926],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-felt","category-inspirational"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Shyrdak, a colorful felt rug - DHG Shop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Felt never ceases to amaze me, there you are the Shyrdak. 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